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Reflecting back

MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan -- Col. Michael Sumida stands in front of a C-130 Hercules on the flightline here. The colonel was a C-130 navigator on the attempted mission to rescue hostages during the Iranian hostage crisis in 1980. April 24 and 25 mark the 24th anniversary of the attempt. He is the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing vice commander. (Courtesy photo)

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